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Slowly, but surely, I'm making a dent into my backlog. First up, is Figma 169 Super Sonico.
Super Sonico has lived a somewhat charmed existence. Like so many beloved characters, Super Sonico had humble beginnings, in this case a the mascot for beloved visual novel and eroge developer, Nitroplus., specifically for a music festival which they hold.
She became so popular that character goods and other media of her started popping up. I don't think she's slowed down since her inception back in 2006. This figure was released in 2013 for 3,810 Yen.
As part of the character goods movement, Super Sonico has actually had two different Figma, with this one being the earlier one - her second figure is one where she's decked out in a bikini.
Shocking, I know.
From my understanding, she's wearing her default outfit, the Tiger Parka, for which there has been this Figma and a Nendoroid. It's call the Tiger Parka because, well, it's tiger themed, including a tail. She's also got her trademark headphones and, apparently, her trademark guitar.
In addition to the above, this set includes three total face pieces (neutral, smiling, scared), a hooded heads culpt, some posing hands, and of course the traditional Figma stand. All in all, a pretty typical package for an entry level figure, and quite frankly, what else could you really include with this outfit?
I think despite being a 1.0 Figma, her proportions aren't as far off as with Saber. If I'm looking at her character art correctly, the overall body silhouette is pretty close, though the character art has her bust slightly larger and her shoulders perhaps a tad higher off the ground.
While Super Sonico has all the traditional Figma joints, she exists to look cute as opposed to doing any real crazy action poses. This is because her outfit, in one way or another, basically interferes with the movement of all her limbs and head, especially if you throw the hood into play. Even unhooded, her hair gets in the way of any real head turning abilities. Strangely, there's enough space and give in her shirt to allow for some Exorcist style waist spits, so if you're looking to display your Super Sonico that way, you have the tools. She should also be able to pull of a decent rock star jump.
Thank goodness the expression plates are very good and can help to convey emotion when body language cannot.
Paint quality is.. well, Figma. All painted surfaces are clean and crisp, with little to no masking issues or overspray observed. Decals are nicely printed and applied. The paint work on the guitar in particular is quite nice, with its high gloss finish, mimicking the finishing on an actual guitar.
Finally, there's build quality. The usual things are in good shape, namely joint condition, tolerances, QC, and parts finish, again both on the main figure and the guitar. I think that they could have designed the hood a bit better, as it is a somewhat of a paint to put and and take off, requiring not only the connection of tabs, but also, the insertion of a neck post as well. Fortunately, at least they made the fluffy part of the hood removable so changing the faces was relatively annoyance free.
So overall, as mentioned, a nice, cute Figma with obvious curve appeal. She's certainly not going to win any accolades or anything, but she does have good shelf appeal thanks to the overall character design, which is now iconic in the character goods world. As an added bonus, I guess if you're looking for a more displayable Super Sonico figure, this would be one of them.
That's about it for Super Sonico. On to the next figure!
DSC_2294
Slowly, but surely, I'm making a dent into my backlog. First up, is Figma 169 Super Sonico.
Super Sonico has lived a somewhat charmed existence. Like so many beloved characters, Super Sonico had humble beginnings, in this case a the mascot for beloved visual novel and eroge developer, Nitroplus., specifically for a music festival which they hold.
She became so popular that character goods and other media of her started popping up. I don't think she's slowed down since her inception back in 2006. This figure was released in 2013 for 3,810 Yen.
As part of the character goods movement, Super Sonico has actually had two different Figma, with this one being the earlier one - her second figure is one where she's decked out in a bikini.
Shocking, I know.
From my understanding, she's wearing her default outfit, the Tiger Parka, for which there has been this Figma and a Nendoroid. It's call the Tiger Parka because, well, it's tiger themed, including a tail. She's also got her trademark headphones and, apparently, her trademark guitar.
In addition to the above, this set includes three total face pieces (neutral, smiling, scared), a hooded heads culpt, some posing hands, and of course the traditional Figma stand. All in all, a pretty typical package for an entry level figure, and quite frankly, what else could you really include with this outfit?
I think despite being a 1.0 Figma, her proportions aren't as far off as with Saber. If I'm looking at her character art correctly, the overall body silhouette is pretty close, though the character art has her bust slightly larger and her shoulders perhaps a tad higher off the ground.
While Super Sonico has all the traditional Figma joints, she exists to look cute as opposed to doing any real crazy action poses. This is because her outfit, in one way or another, basically interferes with the movement of all her limbs and head, especially if you throw the hood into play. Even unhooded, her hair gets in the way of any real head turning abilities. Strangely, there's enough space and give in her shirt to allow for some Exorcist style waist spits, so if you're looking to display your Super Sonico that way, you have the tools. She should also be able to pull of a decent rock star jump.
Thank goodness the expression plates are very good and can help to convey emotion when body language cannot.
Paint quality is.. well, Figma. All painted surfaces are clean and crisp, with little to no masking issues or overspray observed. Decals are nicely printed and applied. The paint work on the guitar in particular is quite nice, with its high gloss finish, mimicking the finishing on an actual guitar.
Finally, there's build quality. The usual things are in good shape, namely joint condition, tolerances, QC, and parts finish, again both on the main figure and the guitar. I think that they could have designed the hood a bit better, as it is a somewhat of a paint to put and and take off, requiring not only the connection of tabs, but also, the insertion of a neck post as well. Fortunately, at least they made the fluffy part of the hood removable so changing the faces was relatively annoyance free.
So overall, as mentioned, a nice, cute Figma with obvious curve appeal. She's certainly not going to win any accolades or anything, but she does have good shelf appeal thanks to the overall character design, which is now iconic in the character goods world. As an added bonus, I guess if you're looking for a more displayable Super Sonico figure, this would be one of them.
That's about it for Super Sonico. On to the next figure!